DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 10/25 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0655z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 57.9 - - 65.6 - - 67.7 - - 58.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 29 - - 69 - - -1 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 319 - - 815 - - 1012 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 920 - - 920 - - 921 - - 921 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1208 - - 1704 - - 1901 - - 937 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 215 - - 864 - - 1353 - - 133 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 91 - - 164 - - 76 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 9 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 212 - - 207 - - 203 - - 154 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1281 - - -1530 - - -1924 - - -678 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2489 - - 3234 - - 3825 - - 1615 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9015 - - -5935 - - -6033 - - -5874 ODpotential blCL - - - 10223 - - 7639 - - 7934 - - 6811 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 70 - - 66 - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.9 - - 65.6 - - 67.7 - - 58.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 50.7 - - 54.9 - - 54.5 - - 54.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.8 - - 65.1 - - 68.0 - - 61.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.8 - - 53.8 - - 53.5 - - 54.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 29 - - 69 - - -1 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 319 - - 815 - - 1012 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 9 - - 9 - - 9 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 97170 11 288 20 282 9 257 14 272 97170 89984 6 195 7 267 8 239 5 270 89984 84473 10 114 7 207 8 228 2 307 84473 79888 17 101 10 165 9 213 1 271 79888 75905 14 106 11 144 10 184 5 230 75905 72380 7 093 4 163 8 151 9 208 72380 69200 4 266 7 241 2 176 8 185 69200 66286 10 228 12 229 7 257 5 235 66286 63581 12 225 15 225 13 266 8 281 63581 60957 13 231 17 226 24 256 22 262 60957 58227 14 261 13 234 24 244 24 252 58227 55397 26 278 18 272 23 251 32 250 55397 52703 34 269 28 274 30 261 31 254 52703 50278 39 252 37 272 33 273 40 270 50278 48089 33 245 39 266 44 270 43 267 48089 46085 31 255 41 263 46 262 51 273 46085 44248 44 260 46 259 53 259 55 272 44248 42564 46 259 51 257 56 262 51 266 42564 41017 51 262 53 260 54 261 49 262 41017 39575 49 267 51 263 39 271 43 262 39575 38211 47 271 45 262 31 276 41 271 38211 36885 44 268 36 265 35 296 39 274 36885 35530 43 259 38 273 26 288 40 273 35530 34118 41 258 45 269 24 279 39 272 34118 32651 41 260 43 264 27 275 39 270 32651 31115 27 252 34 264 31 272 38 271 31115 29497 17 250 29 265 34 270 34 270 29497 27801 19 252 32 272 37 268 33 267 27801 26023 28 264 39 273 35 272 35 269 26023 24166 35 264 36 262 32 275 39 274 24166 22234 36 254 26 259 29 270 35 278 22234 20220 27 242 25 267 23 264 25 272 20220 18118 22 247 23 262 23 261 23 263 18118 15972 19 251 23 257 24 258 23 260 15972 13904 17 255 20 252 21 254 21 259 13904 12028 13 261 17 247 18 253 17 262 12028 10367 11 259 14 254 16 266 14 273 10367 8898 10 257 12 261 14 276 10 291 8898 7595 8 256 11 254 14 278 10 298 7595 6440 4 267 9 242 14 272 11 292 6440 5419 2 302 9 237 12 264 11 283 5419 4519 4 296 9 240 11 258 10 273 4519 3726 6 269 9 244 11 251 9 255 3726 3017 9 252 10 234 12 236 11 231 3017 2391 13 239 12 223 12*224 13 214 2391 1870 16 222 11*213 10*210 13 197 1870 1471 15*217 9*207 8 203 13 179 1471 1197 11*213 9 207 7 200 12 166 1197 1031 9 212 8 206 7 199 9*160 1031 937 7 211 7 205 5 198 5*154 937 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography